from Western States Folklore Society The Western States Folklore Society invites you to explore the theme of “The Magic of the Everyday,” and to exchange ideas on other topics within the field. The 80th annual Western States Folklore Society’s Annual Meeting theme
Events
The Research Center for the Cultural History of Sexuality (Humboldt University, Berlin), the Kinsey Institute (Indiana University, Bloomington), and the Wilzig Erotic Art Museum (WEAM, Miami) are hosting “Exhibitionism: Sexuality at the Museum” an online conference which will bring together researchers, museum
Registration for the virtual conference on Science and Tech in 21st-Century US Popular Culture is now open and free, and it will be ongoing till the start of the event. You can find all the information (including provisional program) on the conference
Indiana University Press is hosting a virtual book launch event for What Folklorists Do: Professional Possibilities in Folklore Studies on October 5, 2021, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm Eastern time with the book’s editor, former AFS Executive Director Timothy Lloyd. Lloyd will
Academic Language Experts, an organization dedicated to helping academics adapt their research for publication, is hosting an event called "Publishing for Impact: How to Turn Your Research Project into a Front Page News Story" on Tuesday, September 14, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. EST.
The South Arts 2021 Southern Prize and State Fellows Exhibition is now open at the Bo Bartlett Center at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. The multidisciplinary exhibition includes work from each of the nine state fellows, including Southern Prize Winner and Florida Fellow Marielle Plaisir and Southern Prize Finalist and South Carolina Fellow Fletcher Williams III.
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) will host “ACLS 1919 Celebration: The Value of a Degree in the Humanities & Social Sciences" on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 4-5:30 PM EDT.
The National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) announced the return of the National Folk Festival. For the 80th presentation of its flagship event, the festival returns to Salisbury, MD for a weekend of workshops, performances, crafts demonstrations, food and community culture.
The International Folklore Studies Center will host an online symposium on safeguarding heritage and material culture in Southwest China. The two-part symposium from 8:00-9:30 A.M. EST/8:00-9:30 PM China Standard Time (CST) on September 16 and 17, 2021 will offer research reports on material
The Berlin-based Max Planck Institute for the History of Science will host a virtual public lecture titled "Critical Heritage Practice: Preferred Futures, Uncertain Presents and Speculative Pasts" on September 7, 2021.